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CATEGORY: Business Strategies & Tips |
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Categories include social events and corporate video, including weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, class reunions, recitals, theatrical/stage productions, promotional videos, graduations, band performances, cheerleading competitions, memorial services, corporate training, anniversaries, christenings, charity events, and others, including the newest category, "Wedding Movie Trailer."
News/Breaking News
- Posted 29 Jun 2009
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | Brian Press of L.A.-based wedding cinematography studio Impressive Creations discusses his driving passion, stormchasing, and the perfect storm it creates when combined with his other talents, videography and photography
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | Real Weddings is exactly what it sounds like: an hour-plus DVD that encompasses all the content the Von Lankens deliver to a bride and groom. But what makes this DVD most valuable is the two commentary tracks--one for shooting, one for editing--that run through the entire disc, breaking down virtually everything they do. Also featured: 2 video clips from the DVD!
Department/Continuing Education
- Posted 12 Jun 2009
- June 2009
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | Real Weddings is exactly what it sounds like: an hour-plus DVD that encompasses all the content the Von Lankens deliver to a bride and groom. But what makes this DVD most valuable is the two commentary tracks--one for shooting, one for editing--that run through the entire disc, breaking down virtually everything they do. Also featured: 2 video clips from the DVD!
News/Feature
- Posted 12 Jun 2009
With the launch of the new Re:Frame website morning, the Re:Frame Collective revealed dates, location, a (nearly) complete speaker roster, and some tantalizing details about what RF:SF 09 attendees can expect for the three-and-a-half day event, which will take place at San Francisco's toney CLIFT Hotel in the heart of Union Square, October 19-22, 2009
Laura Moses | Not all brides can afford to have a production with their backstory researched, recorded, and then weaved with interviews and photographs into their wedding film. But there are always stories to tell, and we can find them if we are only willing to look.
Column/Vantage Point
- Posted 05 Jun 2009
By
Laura Moses
Elizabeth Avery Merfeld | Steve and Laura Moses have been called the "prom king and queen" and "model husband-wife team" of wedding video. But forget the awards and accolades for a moment, since they're not what define this couple, nor do they tell the whole story of their lives in this business, or this business in their lives. Here's a brief review of their road to success and what they saw and learned along the way.
Elizabeth Avery Merfeld | Steve and Laura Moses have been called the "prom king and queen" and "model husband-wife team" of wedding video. But forget the awards and accolades for a moment, since they're not what define this couple, nor do they tell the whole story of their lives in this business, or this business in their lives. Here's a brief review of their road to success and what they saw and learned along the way.
Steve Yankee | Remember that as videographers, you're able to visualize a story from its beginning to its end, capture that story, and deliver it in a moving picture. That's the magic that sets you apart from the technology you use.
Column/Strictly Business
- Posted 05 Jun 2009
- June 2009
By
Steve Yankee
Alan Naumann | Whereas many dads connect with their sons through sports, my son Jason and I connected through video. We spent many hours together making music videos and short films, as well as shooting various events. Partly as a result of that, he's now living out my dream of becoming an independent filmmaker.
Column/Cradle to Grave
- Posted 05 Jun 2009
- June 2009
By
Alan Naumann
Marc Franklin | The hottest new announcements and releases of NAB 2009 for the videography world
Editorial/Features
- Posted 05 Jun 2009
- June 2009
By
Marc Franklin
WEVA EXPO 2009, the biggest convention & trade show for wedding & event video producers worldwide, runs September 14-17, 2009
News/Breaking News
- Posted 04 Jun 2009
Topics include cinematic shooting and editing techniques, artistic shot composition, company image and branding, and marketing to high-end brides
News/Breaking News
- Posted 02 Jun 2009
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | Illinois Videographers Association event draws internationally recognized presenters Patrick Moreau and Michael Wong of StillMotion and marks the speaking debut of concept film phenom Kevin Shahinian of Pacific Pictures
Enter Your Best Videos Now
News/Breaking News
- Posted 20 May 2009
Jan Ozer | As many of you have already discovered, creating videos for small to midsize businesses gives videographers a nice opportunity to branch out into new markets. Here are some tips on how to do it well.
News/Feature
- Posted 18 May 2009
By
Jan Ozer
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | What is In[Focus] 2010 and what's with all those viral videos?
Chris P. Jones | PART 1 WITH 31 FILMS NOW ON EVENTDV-TV!
Kris Malandruccolo | Recently, I attended one of Jack Canfield's all-day Success Principles workshops, and I want to share a few of these success principles with you.
Steve Yankee | I know it sounds counterintuitive to slow down just as your season starts, but none of us—not even the video business advisor himself—is Superman or Superwoman. Remember that your mind, your body, and your nerves need a rest.
Column/Strictly Business
- Posted 06 May 2009
- May 2009
By
Steve Yankee
Ron Dawson | Taking a cue from indie filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's Rebel Without a Crew, Ron Dawson recounts the challenges he encountered in planning, casting, funding, producing, and marketing the first online reality TV series created with and for professional photographers.
Editorial/Features
- Posted 06 May 2009
- May 2009
By
Ron Dawson
Stu Sweetow | Watching an event you missed on DVD is the next best thing to being there, but wouldn't it be even better if you could watch it live, regardless of your location? A number of streaming and webcasting services and products scaled and tailored to the event market are now making this possible, and in turn they are adding a new dimension to the services event videographers are able to provide.
Editorial/Features
- Posted 06 May 2009
- May 2009
By
Stu Sweetow
Editorial/EventDV-TV
- Posted 04 May 2009
Elizabeth Avery Merfeld | A look behind the garage door into the world where "A Sin City Love Story" was created
Re:Frame 09 Austin rolls on into Day Two with internationally renowned DoP Philip Bloom, Fusion tips from Bruce Patterson, 30-second film clips, shooting in the streets of Austin, and more
News/Feature
- Posted 04 May 2009
Events will reflect the massive changes in new digital video, digital imaging, and online technologies affecting our industry now and for the immediate future
News/Breaking News
- Posted 04 May 2009
A few thoughts on the 2008 EventDV 25
A few thoughts on the 2008 EventDV 25
Elizabeth Avery Merfeld | A look behind the garage door into the world where "A Sin City Love Story" was created
Fourth annual "Best of NAB" list selected by contributing editor Marc Franklin recognizes new cameras, production gear, and postproduction solutions
News/Breaking News
- Posted 04 May 2009
Lee Rickwood | Partly as a way to support today's multipurpose HD and DV cameras, for example, companies are incorporating a new appreciation of event videography shooting styles and situational requirements, in particular the "grab-and-go" approach that following a live event necessitates, as well as the realization that many pro video people use many different products for different jobs-from pure-play consumer to top-of-the-line professional
News/Feature
- Posted 03 May 2009
Lee Rickwood | Partly as a way to support today's multipurpose HD and DV cameras, for example, companies are incorporating a new appreciation of event videography shooting styles and situational requirements, in particular the "grab-and-go" approach that following a live event necessitates, as well as the realization that many pro video people use many different products for different jobs-from pure-play consumer to top-of-the-line professional
Department/Gear & Now
- Posted 03 May 2009
- May 2009
Ed Wardyga | I keep hearing about fellow video professionals—especially those who specialize in weddings—lamenting the decreases in their business. Economic downturns do affect everyone, but all that is required to survive and even prosper is a willingness to do two things: diversify, and keep a keen eye out for opportunities.
Ed Wardyga | I keep hearing about fellow video professionals—especially those who specialize in weddings—lamenting the decreases in their business. Economic downturns do affect everyone, but all that is required to survive and even prosper is a willingness to do two things: diversify, and keep a keen eye out for opportunities.
Column/Amen Corner
- Posted 03 May 2009
- May 2009
By
Ed Wardyga
Can Austin keep Re:Frame weird, and vice versa?
"Copyright Basics" is a six-and- a-half minute video that follows the dashing "Jim T. Librarian" as he explains the importance of copyright to a co-worker
News/Breaking News
- Posted 24 Apr 2009
Presentation topics include Best Practices for Wedding Gig Networking, Audio Acquisition for Videographers; with Sennheiser
News/Breaking News
- Posted 20 Apr 2009
Goal of the festival is to increase awareness of the quality and differing types of wedding video and film productions that are being produced today by artists from around the world and to reward these artists with real prizes that will take their craft to a higher level
News/Breaking News
- Posted 18 Apr 2009
Editorial/EventDV-TV
- Posted 15 Apr 2009
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | Like a rescued and refurb'd Super8, a 5D Mark II is an amazing tool for capturing what you see. But the cameras and the vision have to work hand in hand, much like style and story.
Steve Yankee | Persistence really does pay off. When the time comes for someone to buy what you're selling, and you're the one they know and the one who's been in front of them on a consistent basis, what are the odds they'll buy from you?
Column/Strictly Business
- Posted 09 Apr 2009
- April 2009
By
Steve Yankee
Alan Naumann | Today we have something more powerful than any communication technology in history: video. Video technology is still new enough, though, that we are only now beginning to understand its real power and potential.
Column/Cradle to Grave
- Posted 09 Apr 2009
- April 2009
By
Alan Naumann
Editorial/EventDV-TV
- Posted 06 Apr 2009
By
Hal Slifer
Vanessa McKellar of Vanessa McKellar Productions rocks the vote with her entry "My Sister's In Love"
News/Breaking News
- Posted 06 Apr 2009
Marla Misek Clark | For Sylvia Broeckx and Niels Puttemans of UK-based Ever After Video Productions, 2008 was a transformative year
Department/Studio Time
- Posted 06 Apr 2009
- April 2009
StillMotion cinematographers road-test Canon's game-changing HD camera on a series of destination wedding and music video shoots, and they reveal some of the camera's remarkable strengths and limitations for event filmmakers.
StillMotion cinematographers road-test Canon's game-changing HD camera on a series of destination wedding and music video shoots, and they reveal some of the camera's remarkable strengths and limitations for event filmmakers.
Editorial/Features
- Posted 01 Apr 2009
- April 2009
By
Patrick Moreau
Hal Slifer's 3 Questions
Editorial/EventDV-TV
- Posted 25 Mar 2009
By
Hal Slifer
Registration info for April 27-29 event
News/Breaking News
- Posted 25 Mar 2009
First Professional Videographers Coalition event hosted by LIVA and NJVA
News/Breaking News
- Posted 25 Mar 2009
May 20 event to feature all-star speaking lineup with Patrick Moreau and Michael Wong, Lance Gray, Chris Chibucos, Kevin Shahinian, and Keith Kelly
News/Breaking News
- Posted 24 Mar 2009
The 2008 EventDV 25 Awards Show, revealing your new all-star team of the 25 hottest and most influential videographers in the world as elected by the readers of EventDV magazine
News/Breaking News
- Posted 18 Mar 2009
Presenting the 2008 EventDV 25, the 25 hottest and most influential videographers in the world as elected by the readers of EventDV magazine
Editorial/EventDV-TV
- Posted 17 Mar 2009
Editorial/Features
- Posted 16 Mar 2009
Elizabeth Avery Merfeld | We asked 5 award-winning studios--all of whom have won international awards specifically for their demos--to demystify the process of producing an award-winning demo and help you master the making of your own.
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | Commit to your business, your professional development, and your magazine as we've committed to this industry, and we'll weather this recession together.
Alan Naumann | As videographers we have a few choices when it comes to protecting the DVDs we deliver against piracy. The one I recommend is to apply the protection ourselves with PTProtect, a new technology developed and marketed by Primera Technology, the company that brought us the popular Bravo line of automated DVD duplication and printing systems.
Editorial/In the Studio
- Posted 05 Mar 2009
- March 2009
By
Alan Naumann
Elizabeth Avery Merfeld | His maxim--Adapt or die!--is what turned BMX legend Joe Simon into a four-time Telly Award-winning artist and owner of Joe Simon Productions, an Austin, Texas-based studio specializing in cinematic high-definition and vintage wedding films.
New issue features Mark Von Lanken's definitive review of the Panasonic AG-HMC150, 5 expert opinions on how to construct an effective wedding demo, Ben Balser's tutorial on working with sound in Final Cut Pro, and new columnist Mark Foley's tips on how to get great on-site audio at live events
Editorial/Features
- Posted 05 Mar 2009
Steve Yankee | One big advantage we have as videographers is that we're visual artists. In the social networking world, visuals rock!
Column/Strictly Business
- Posted 05 Mar 2009
- March 2009
By
Steve Yankee
Mark Von Lanken takes Panasonic's new professional AVCHD camera, the AG-HMC150, out in the field for a series of wedding shoots and examines its usability and features, tests its low-light performance, and offers comparisons to Sony's popular Z1U. NOW AVAILABLE: ALL 5 VIDEO CLIPS THAT ACCOMPANY THIS ARTICLE!
Editorial/In the Field
- Posted 17 Feb 2009
- March 2009
By
Mark Von Lanken
Editorial/EventDV-TV
- Posted 06 Feb 2009
By utilizing both modern and vintage filmmaking tools and even including new fusion techniques, the entries for this competition are poised to be some of the most inspired and most unique showcases of talent seen yet
News/Breaking News
- Posted 05 Feb 2009
New issue features Philip Hinkle's search for the perfect reception light, Jan Ozer's best practices for delivering HD video online, Stu Sweetow's surefire plan for avoiding catastrophe when shooting on location, and more
Editorial/Features
- Posted 01 Feb 2009
Alan Naumann | Over the years I have gone through several scanners, and I have learned how to use photos effectively in my business. I do hundreds of memorial videos each year (each having anywhere from 30 to 1,500 photos), and I also do other types of montages using photos. For this to be profitable, I rely on speed and quality, which means I need the right scanner.
Column/Cradle to Grave
- Posted 31 Jan 2009
- February 2009
By
Alan Naumann
Jan Ozer | So, you've been shooting in high definition for a while now, and you are ready to start posting HD sample clips on the web that actually reflect the quality of the footage you're capturing in your camera and editing in your NLE. You have two options: Do it yourself or use a service. Here's what you'll need to know with each approach.
Editorial/Features
- Posted 30 Jan 2009
- February 2009
By
Jan Ozer
WEVA-TV gets new look and content; hotel registration now open for WEVA Expo 09; Zoom Licensing signs Universal Music Enterprises
News/Breaking News
- Posted 30 Jan 2009
Stuart Sweetow | Nowhere is Murphy's Law more applicable than shooting on location. Mr. Murphy's goal is to keep your video from ever seeing the light of day. You'll never eliminate Mr. Murphy, but anticipating some of his sinister moves using techniques described here can minimize his impact.
Editorial/Features
- Posted 30 Jan 2009
- February 2009
Laura Moses | As wedding videograpgers, we work with music, hearts, and dreams. We're the keepers of the flame for future generations. After we're gone there will be pieces of us—little bits of our hearts—scattered across the globe, telling stories about love.
Column/Vantage Point
- Posted 30 Jan 2009
- February 2009
By
Laura Moses
Philip Hinkle | Does the search for the perfect reception light stop here?
Editorial/In the Field
- Posted 30 Jan 2009
- February 2009
By
Philip Hinkle
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | Introducing EventDV-TV, EventDV's forthcoming video channel, which will debut in February on www.eventdv |